# Keep a Word, Delete a Word **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 1, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013 "2015-05-01T15:39:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 270
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5384 "2015-12-08T02:48:32Z")
spirit medium ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5385 "2015-12-08T04:30:45Z")
spirit gum ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5386 "2015-12-08T04:45:01Z")
gum disease ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5387 "2015-12-08T06:08:11Z")
Tropical disease ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5388 "2015-12-08T12:32:33Z")
Tropical fruit ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5389 "2015-12-08T12:35:16Z")
Tropical fish ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5390 "2015-12-08T12:43:53Z")
fish chowder ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5391 "2015-12-08T13:32:45Z")
chowder head ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5392 "2015-12-08T13:36:46Z")
head cheese ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5393 "2015-12-08T13:56:04Z")
head hunter ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5394 "2015-12-08T14:19:52Z")
head office ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5395 "2015-12-08T14:37:27Z")
office assistant ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5396 "2015-12-08T14:51:58Z")
Office Space ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5397 "2015-12-08T15:02:55Z")
space ship ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5398 "2015-12-08T15:33:48Z")
ship happens ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5399 "2015-12-08T16:27:43Z")
nothing happens ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5400 "2015-12-08T16:47:34Z")
nothing whatsoever ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5401 "2015-12-08T17:40:34Z")
nothing else ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5402 "2015-12-08T17:44:51Z")
Else Berg ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/5403 "2015-12-08T17:55:19Z")
Berg connector > **[Berg connector](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berg_connector)** > > Berg connector is a brand of electrical connector used in computer hardware. Berg connectors are manufactured by Berg Electronics Corporation of St. Louis, Missouri, now part of Amphenol. > Berg connectors have a 2.54 mm (0.100 in) pitch, pins are 0.64 mm (0.025 in) square, and usually come as single or double row connectors. > Many types of Berg connectors exist. Some of the more familiar ones used in IBM PC compatibles are: > The power connector on the 3½-inch floppy drive, informally known as "th... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013.md?page=269) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013.md?page=271)